8/23/11 Buddies

Abby's last night here and I think Indy will miss her a lot.

8/22/11 Sunset

We had a beautiful sunset tonight - you can see the red in the distance is actually the red reflecting on rain that was happening up north.

Bonus photo that I took a few minutes earlier:

8/21/11 Action Shot

Indy and Abby running like crazy.

8/20/11 My Ball

Indy and Abby playing ball.  I imagine a bubble over Indy's head saying "you can have this ball when you pry it from my cold dead body".

8/19/11 Playing

The three dogs enjoying the fenced in yard.

8/18/11 Chillin'

Indy and Abby chillin' out on the back deck.

8/17/11 New Books

Six of the new books that I ordered for Rhys!  Love reading the classics with him!

8/16/11 Miss Abby

The beautiful Miss Abby!

8/15/11 The Three Musketeers

Abby is staying with us this week - fits right in.

8/14/11 Relaxing

While I was updating the blog earlier today Abby and Indy finally settled down.  Indy took his usual spot under the desk and Abby laid next to me.  I wheeled back to snap this quick photo because once I moved - so did they ;)

8/13/11 One Eye

Saw this little guy hanging out on the deck railing today - he is missing an eye but seems to be doing very well .  He came back several times today so that made me feel better.

8/12/11 Purple Petunias

Some of my purple Petunias from out front.

8/11/11 Cucumber Vine

The cucumbers send out these vines that wrap around everything.

8/10/11 Indy Trying to get stung

Indy did not want to leave this Bumble Bee alone.  Luckily he did not get stung.

8/09/11 Mourning Dove

This is for Kathy N - Mourning Dove.

8/8/11 Rose of Sharon Bud

My Rose of Sharon is blooming a lot - here is one of the buds on the bush.

8/7/11 Indy Chillin'

Indy hanging out on the back porch.

8/6/11 Dead Petunia

I found this really cool looking fungus growing on a dead Petunia.

8/5/11 Paper Wasp Nest

Found this paper wasp nest up under the sheds overhang.

8/4/11 bug

Jim says this is not a true lady bug, but I am not sure what it is.  I actually manually focused this one!

8/3/11 Air Time

Abby came for a visit and Indy had fun playing with her.  He got some serious air time while playing with her.

8/02/11 What Quiet Time looks like

8/01/11 Waiting for the Bus

7/31/11 Rose of Sharon 3

7/30/11 Female Red Wing Black Bird

7/29/11 Carrots

7/28/11 Blue Tomato

7/27/11 Sunset

7/26/11 Wet Dog

7/25/11 Rose of Sharon 2

7/24/11 Rose of Sharon

7/23/11 Gold Finch

7/22/11 Quiet Dogs

7/21/11 Attack of the Roomba

7/20/11 Gold Finch Again

7/19/11 A homeowners work is never done

The male Sparrow stopped by on his way to the nest tonight with some more nest building material.

7/18/11 Female Bluebird

Our female bluebird was back at the feeders today.

7/17/11 Blueberry Pie

Jim's dad went blueberry picking and gave us enough to make a pie.  This is my version of the blueberry and cream pie.  Turned out so yummy!!!!

7/16/11 Nice sunset

I got home from work just in time to catch this beautiful sunset.

7/15/11 Pretty Male Gold Finch

This little guy landed on the birdbath this hot day and I couldn't help but notice him.  He was so striking in the bright sunshine.

7/14/11 Vintage's Crossroads of America

So since Indy was bumped yesterday for the fornicating birds I thought I would make it up to him and post a picture today.  Happy Belated first Birthday Indiana.

7/13/11 The Birds and The Bees

or at least just the birds.  Today is Indy's first birthday and he was supposed to be picture of the day, but he was bumped when I caught our sparrows doing the wild thing!  I mean what are the odds of even seeing something like this let alone catching it on film.

7/12/11 Rhys' Teeth

The panoramic x-ray from Rhys' orthodontist appointment today.

7/11/11 Strawberry Flower

This is a flower on one of our strawberry plants.

7/10/11 Why I am sore tonight

We have decided to take out the original retaining wall and replace it with a new wall made of the new stones.  To save on money I tackled the majority of the demo work myself!  Man am I sore now though.  Apparently swinging a sledgehammer for 5 hours and whacking it against a wall that doesn't want to give really hurts the body!

7/09/11 Finally Riding

Rhys and I were able to ride today - first time in almost four years.  Amazing how much he has grown in that time!

7/8/11 Gold Finch Fight

With Gold Finch breeding season in full swing there have been a lot of fights at the feeder lately.

7/7/11 Marigold

This is the Marigold plant that Rhys gave me for Mother's Day this year.  There is a small fly on it that uses a mimicry of a bee for protection.

7/6/11 Bunch of Sparrows

The Blue Birds have fledged and we cleaned out the box.  Now there is a fight by the sparrows to get the house - check out how many of them are there!